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Van Gaal raises prospect of quitting after 4th loss in a row
Louis van Gaal insists he still has the backing of the Manchester United squad as he prepares for what could turn out to be his final game in charge of the club.
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Chelsea dispensed with their own manager on Dec 17, Mourinho paying the price for a calamitous start to the season, and the Portuguese is the favourite to take over at United should van Gaal depart.
Anything this club does creates interest, so there is no joy in seeing Van Gaal run out of office and yet we can all see that he now needs to go.
“I will speak with him first and then with my staff. I need to have a conversation but I do not need to tell you what I want to say”.
“A month ago we were first in the Premier League but we lost important games and now we have to come back in more hard situations than last year because last year everyone believed and there was progression, now there is a fallback and that is different and everybody is judging also different”, he said. “We have lost the fourth game, so you have to wait and see”.
“I am part of the four losses”, he said.
“I can also quit by myself”, Van Gaal said.
“(He responded) like a very good professional”, Van Gaal said.
“I have analysed that as a outcome of the pressure that you have to cope with as a group as an individual player”.
Van Gaal has recently reacted angrily to speculation over his future, storming out his pre-match media conference earlier this week.
Memphis Depay’s diving backward header allowed Bojan Krkic to put Stoke in front and Marko Arnautovic powered in a second goal from outside the penalty area.
United brought on Wayne Rooney and improved after the break but were unable to find the net as they slumped to their third successive Premier League defeat.
As usual, on the United bench there was little outgoing evidence of concern, with neither Van Gaal nor assistant Ryan Giggs springing out of their seats to berate or inspire their team.
Whether it happens prior to the game against Chelsea on Monday or in the opening week of January ahead of the FA Cup tie against Sheffield United on January 9th, Van Gaal will soon join the ranks of former United managers in what will be a tragic end to a fine managerial career.
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“We gave a similar performance to the first half against Man City, who are a good team also, so we are delighted that we are able to do it again”, said Hughes, who enjoyed 13 successful years on the playing staff at United.